KR20160002163A - System for creation electronic mail and method for creation electronic mail - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a system for generating an electronic mail. The system for generating an electronic mail comprises: a first content page generation unit for generating a first content page constituted of a markup language by using content inputted by a user; an image storage unit for storing one or more image files by capturing the first content page; a second content page generation unit for generating a second content page including information for the image file, position information for one or more areas on the image file, and link information for each area; and a user interface management unit for managing one or more components included in the first content page or a template including the components.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a method of generating an electronic mail,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] Embodiments of the present invention relate to an e-mail generation system and an e-mail generation method, and more particularly, to a system and a method capable of generating e-mail having a smaller capacity than the existing e-mail system more quickly and easily.

Today, along with the rapid development of communication networks such as the Internet, information retrieval through a communication network is becoming very common. In other words, Internet users can easily obtain necessary information anytime and anywhere using the Internet, and such information retrieval brings about a lot of changes throughout our lives. The Internet has been used as a popular communication tool that transcends borders due to the development of communication and computers. The number of users is gradually increasing, and accordingly, services for Internet users are gradually increasing.

Through such mail service through the Internet, each user can exchange necessary information or data. In an e-commerce site such as an Internet shopping mall or a social commerce site, an e-mail in the form of a newsletter in which product information is described to the user is sent to promote their goods or services.

The above-described background technology is technical information that the inventor holds for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the process of deriving the present invention, and can not necessarily be a known technology disclosed to the general public prior to the filing of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an email generation system and an email generation method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a content distribution system comprising: a first content page generation unit for generating a first content page configured in a markup language using content input by a user; An image storage unit for capturing the first content page and storing the first content page as one or more image files; A second content page generation unit for generating a second content page including information on the image file, location information on one or more areas on the image file, and link information on each area; And a user interface managing unit managing one or more components included in the first content page or a template including the components.

In this embodiment, if a specific region is selected from the image file on the second content page, the page can be moved to a page included in the link information corresponding to the selected region.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the image storage unit may divide the first content page into a predetermined size and store the first content page.

In the present embodiment, the markup language may include at least one of hypertext markup language (HTML), standard generalized markup language (SGML), and eXtensible markup language (XML).

The e-mail server may further include an e-mail transmitter for transmitting e-mails including the second content page generated by the second content page generator to one or more user terminals.

In the present embodiment, the user interface management unit may include a component management unit for creating and deleting one or more components disposed in a component display area displayed on the terminal, and for controlling group setting or layer setting among the respective components; And a component attribute management unit that manages attributes of each component, and when the editing request for a component disposed in the template editing area is received, the controller displays the component display area or the component attribute setting area Can be controlled to be displayed.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the component management request may include a request for creating, deleting, setting a group or setting a hierarchy between components, and the component attribute management request may include a size attribute, , A color attribute, and a font attribute.

In the present embodiment, the user interface management unit may include: a template providing unit that controls a predetermined template editing area to be displayed on the terminal; And a template editing unit configured to control the template editing unit to create, delete, or move one or more components in the template editing area, and when the template management request is received, Can be applied and controlled to be displayed.

In the present embodiment, the template may be a predetermined mail generation format having one or more components.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method of generating a first content page configured with a markup language using content input by a user, capturing the first content page and storing the first content page as one or more image files, A second content page including information about an image file, location information for one or more areas on the image file, and link information for each area, and wherein the one or more components included in the first content page or the component And provides the application for managing the template including the application program to the email generation device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of generating a content, the method comprising: generating a first content page configured in a markup language using content input by a user; Capturing and storing the first content page as one or more image files; Creating a second content page including information about the image file, location information for one or more areas on the image file, and link information for each area; And managing one or more components included in the first content page or a template including the components.

In this embodiment, if a specific region is selected from the image file on the second content page, the page can be moved to a page included in the link information corresponding to the selected region.

In the present embodiment, the markup language may include at least one of hypertext markup language (HTML), standard generalized markup language (SGML), and eXtensible markup language (XML).

In the present exemplary embodiment, the step of capturing the first content page and storing the first content page as one or more image files may divide the first content page into predetermined sizes and store the divided first content pages.

In the present embodiment, after the step of generating the second content page, the step of transmitting an email including the generated second content page to one or more user terminals.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the step of managing one or more components included in the first content page or a template including the components may include: receiving an edit request for a component disposed in the template editing area; Displaying a component display area and a component property setting area on the terminal; When a management request for one or more components disposed in the component display area is received, the management request is displayed with a change to the received component applied thereto; Displaying one or more attribute settings in a component property setting area for controlling an attribute of the selected component when a component disposed in the component display area is selected; When a management request for one or more attributes of the selected component is received, the management request is applied and displayed with a change to the received component attribute; And receiving a database reflection request for the component or the attribute of the component, and reflecting the database reflection request to the database.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the component management request may include a request for creating, deleting, setting a group or setting a hierarchy between components, and the component attribute management request may include a size attribute, , A color attribute, and a font attribute.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the step of managing one or more components included in the first content page or a template including the components may include displaying a predetermined template editing area on the terminal; When a management request for one or more components arranged in the template editing area is received, the management request is applied and displayed on the changed component; And receiving a database reflection request for the template, reflecting the database reflection request and storing the database reflection request.

In the present embodiment, the template may be a predetermined mail generation format having one or more components.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a computer readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method according to any one of the preceding claims.

Other aspects, features, and advantages will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

The e-mail generating system and the e-mail generating method according to the embodiments of the present invention can quickly and easily generate e-mail having a smaller capacity than the existing e-mail generating system.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an e-mail generation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating the e-mail generating system of Figure 1 in greater detail.
3 is a screen in which an email generation tool is displayed on the terminal of FIG.
4 is a view showing a state in which four images (image1 to image4) are included in a first content page in HTML format.
5 is a screen in which the component management tool is displayed on the terminal of FIG.
6 to 8 are diagrams illustrating a flow of an e-mail generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an e-mail generation system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating an e-mail generation method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. The effects and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the following embodiments, the terms first, second, and the like are used for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another element, not the limitative meaning. Also, the singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, the terms include, including, etc. mean that there is a feature, or element, recited in the specification and does not preclude the possibility that one or more other features or components may be added. Also, in the drawings, for convenience of explanation, the components may be exaggerated or reduced in size. For example, the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for convenience of explanation, and thus the present invention is not necessarily limited to those shown in the drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or corresponding components throughout the drawings, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted .

1 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an email generation system 10 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

1, an e-mail generation system 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes at least one administrator terminal 100, at least one user terminal 200, an administrator terminal 100, and a user terminal 200 And a communication network 400 that connects the administrator terminal 100, the user terminal 200, and the email generating apparatus 300 to each other.

The administrator terminal 100 means a terminal of the administrator side who generates an e-mail for the purpose of advertisement or publicity and transmits it to a plurality of user terminals 200. Here, the administrator terminal 100 may be a personal computer of an administrator or a portable terminal of an administrator. In FIG. 1, the personal computer is illustrated as the administrator terminal 100, but the idea of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the terminal capable of web browsing as described above can be borrowed without limitation.

The user terminals 200 are communication terminals capable of using a web service in a wired / wireless communication environment. Here, the user terminal 200 may be a user's personal computer or a user's portable terminal. 1, a smart phone is illustrated as a user terminal 200, but the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto. As described above, a terminal capable of web browsing or an application capable of receiving e- May be borrowed without limitation.

The e-mail generating apparatus 300 is connected to the administrator terminal 100 and the user terminal 200 via the communication network 400 and provides an e-mail generating function to the administrator terminal 100, And also generates an e-mail at the request of the administrator terminal 100 and sends the generated e-mail to the user terminal 200. Although the e-mail generating apparatus 300 is illustrated as performing the e-mail generating function and the e-mail generating user interface management function together with the e-mail sending function in the drawing, these functions may be performed in separate physical or conceptually separate servers .

Here, the e-mail generation system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention generates a first content page configured in a markup language using content input by a user, and captures the first content page And generates a second content page including information on the image file, location information on one or more areas on the image file, and link information on each area, . Furthermore, the e-mail generation system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is characterized by performing management of a component having defined a predetermined format used for creating an e-mail and a template having the defined e-mail format. The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The communication network 400 connects the plurality of administrator terminals 100, the e-mail generating apparatus 300 and / or the plurality of user terminals 200 to the e-mail generating apparatus 300. That is, the communication network 400 refers to a communication network that provides connection paths so that the administrator terminals 100 and the user terminals 200 can connect to the email generating apparatus 300 and then send and receive data. 1 may be a wired network such as LANs (Local Area Networks), WANs (Wide Area Networks), MANs (Metropolitan Area Networks), ISDNs (Integrated Service Digital Networks), wireless LANs, CDMA, Bluetooth, satellite communication, and the like, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

2 is a block diagram illustrating the email generation system 10 of FIG. 1 in greater detail.

2, the administrator terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 110, a user interface unit 120, a controller 130, and a database 150. Hereinafter, unless otherwise noted, the term "administrator terminal 100" is referred to as "terminal 100 ".

The communication unit 110 connects the terminal 100 and the e-mail generation apparatus 300 through a communication network (see 400 in FIG. 1), and performs a data transmission / reception function between the terminal 100 and the e-mail generation apparatus 300.

The user interface unit 120 receives an input signal from a user and outputs an output signal to the user, and may include a keyboard, a mouse, a monitor, and the like. Also, the user interface unit 120 may be a touch screen of a tablet personal computer or the like.

The control unit 130 displays the email generation tool 600 on the user interface unit 120 of the terminal 100 and receives content from the user through the tool.

3, which is a screen in which an email generating tool is displayed on the terminal 100, the administrator inputs the content to be sent to the user via email through the email generating tool 600 displayed on the terminal 100 can do.

For example, the user can input a predetermined transaction information code into the content input areas C1 to C5. In this case, the inputted transaction information code is transmitted to the email generating apparatus 300, and transaction information (for example, a product name, a product image, a product price, etc.) corresponding to the transaction information code is transmitted to the e- May be extracted from the database 390 and included in the first content page.

Alternatively, the user may directly input text or image information into the content input area C. In this case, the input text or image information is transmitted to the e-mail generating apparatus 300, and the text or image information may be included in the first content page.

The control unit 130 may also serve to display a template editing area 610 on the e-mail generating tool 600 provided by the e-mail generating apparatus 300. The administrator can manage a template for generating e-mail through the e-mail generation tool 600 displayed on the terminal 100.

The control unit 130 may also display the component display area 510 and the component attribute setting area 520 on the component management tool 500 provided by the e-mail generating apparatus 300. 5, which is a screen on which the component management tool is displayed on the terminal 100, the administrator can manage the component through the component management tool 500 displayed on the terminal 100. [

The control unit 130 transmits the contents input through the user interface unit 120 to the e-mail generating apparatus 300 through the communication unit 110. The controller 130 displays the first content page, the second content page, and the like transmitted from the email generating apparatus 300 on the user interface unit 120. Further, the control unit 130 transmits the e-mail sending request inputted through the user interface unit 120 to the e-mail generating apparatus 300 through the communication unit 110 and sends an e-mail to the user terminal (see 200 in Fig. 1) .

The control unit 130 transmits the attribute of the component input through the user interface unit 120 to the email generating apparatus 300 through the communication unit 110. Further, the control unit 130 transmits the database reflecting request inputted through the user interface unit 120 to the email generating apparatus 300 through the communication unit 110, so that the changed information is reflected in the database.

The e-mail generating apparatus 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 310, a control unit 320, a first content page generating unit 330, an image storing unit 340, A database 350, a database 390, and the like. Further, the e-mail generating apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a user interface managing unit 360. The user interface managing unit 360 includes a component managing unit 370, a component attribute managing unit 375, (380), and a template editing unit (385).

The communication unit 310 connects the terminal 100 and the e-mail generating apparatus 300 through a communication network (see 400 in FIG. 1), and performs a data transmission / reception function between the terminal 100 and the e-mail generating apparatus 300.

The first content page generating unit 330 generates a first content page configured in a markup language using the content transmitted from the terminal 100.

In detail, the first content page generating unit 330 generates a first content page as a source or a base of a second content page to be included in an email to be transmitted to the user, using the content transmitted from the terminal 100 , The first content page may be configured with a markup language such as HTML.

Here, a markup language means a language for expressing markup information. In detail, in addition to the content of a document, a document may specify a formatting of a document such as a logical structure or a system of the document, specify a method of browsing or indexing the contents of the document, Markup information is added that directs the computer system to specify how to link an element, such as a picture, with other elements in the same document or other document. A markup language, which is a language for expressing such markup information, is composed of a series of codes embedding in a document. Representative markup languages include the hypertext markup language (HTML) used in the home page of the World Wide Web and the standardized generalized markup language standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) SGML). Furthermore, various types of markup languages such as various development / modification models of HTML such as HTML5 and XML (eXtensible markup language) can be applied to the present invention. Most of these types of markup languages are designed for portability so that text documents and files can be exchanged between applications independently of the model.

The image storage unit 340 captures the first content page generated by the first content page generation unit 330 and generates and stores the captured first content page as one or more image files. This will be described in more detail as follows.

The first content page of the HTML format generated by the first content page generating unit 330 may have one or more image information and link information corresponding to each image. However, in the case of e-mail such as a newsletter sent from an e-commerce site such as an Internet shopping mall or a social commerce site, a plurality of image information and link information corresponding to each image may be included. In this case, There is a problem in that it may require excessive network and / or hardware resources to send e-mail. In addition, if a user receiving an e-mail receives a large amount of e-mail, he / she may feel uncomfortable in receiving the e-mail, which may adversely affect the sender of e-mail for the purpose of promoting goods There was a problem.

In order to solve such a problem, the email generation system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention captures the first content page of the HTML format generated by the first content page generation unit 330, , The size of the content page to be included in the e-mail is remarkably reduced. That is, a first content page in HTML format including a plurality of pieces of image information and link information corresponding to each image is captured in the form of a screen shot and stored as a single (or possibly multiple) image file having a small capacity and light weight will be.

At this time, the image storage unit 340 captures the first content page of the HTML format generated by the first content page generating unit 330 and forms and stores the first content page as an image file, and stores the first content page in a predetermined size Can be divided and stored. That is, when the width or height of the image file is equal to or larger than a predetermined size, it is formed by dividing the image file into a plurality of appropriately sized image files, thereby preventing the size of the image from becoming unnecessarily large.

The second content page storage unit 350 stores the information about the image file generated in the image storage unit 340, the location information of one or more areas on the image file, and the second content Create a page.

In a typical HTML document, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) capable of moving to a specific website is inserted, and a link is formed to move to a designated website when a specific word or image is clicked. URL link information can be inserted using a tag when creating an HTML document. In addition to specific words or images, links to specific areas of an image included in an HTML document can also be linked.

Using this, the e-mail generation system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention captures a first content page in the form of a screen shot in the HTML format to generate a small (and possibly plural) image File. And the second content page includes location information for one or more areas on the single image file and link information for each area.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when four images (image1 to image4) are included in a first content page in HTML format and different links are attached to each of them, Respectively.

...

<a href="http://aaa.com" target="_blank"> <img src = "aaa.jpg"> </a>

<a href="http://bbb.com" target="_blank"> <img src = "bbb.jpg"> </a>

<a href="http://ccc.com" target="_blank"> <img src = "ccc.jpg"> </a>

<a href="http://ddd.com" target="_blank"> <img src = "ddd.jpg"> </a>

...

That is, the first content page includes four image files and link information for each of the four image files. In this case, as the number of image files increases, the capacity of the entire e-mail increases continuously.

When one embodiment of the present invention is applied to the first content page, first, an image storage unit 340 captures a first content page to generate one image file (for example, representative image .jpg) . That is, even if the image file is included in the first content page, the capacity of the entire content page can be significantly reduced by capturing it and making it into one image file.

In order to achieve the same effect as moving to different pages when each of a plurality of images is clicked on a first content page in HTML format, an image file (for example, a representative image (.Jpg), and link information for the position.

For example, the coordinate value of the area where the first image (image 1) is located in the first content page and the link information to be moved when the first image (image 1) is clicked are stored in the second content page. That is, the coordinate values of (0,0), (50,50), and the first image (image 1), which are coordinate values of both edges of the rectangular area in which the first image (image 1) Quot ;, and a second content page including "http://aaa.com ", which is the URL of the page to be moved.

The source code of the second content page of the HTML format generated in this manner is as follows. When the region corresponding to each of the four images (image1 to image4) is clicked in the same manner as in the first content page, You can move to another page.

...

<img src = "Representative map.jpg" usemap = "# image map name">

<map name = "image map name">

<area shape = "rect" coords = "0, 0, 50, 50" href = "http://aaa.com">

<area shape = "rect" coords = "60, 0, 110, 50" href = "http://bbb.com">

<area shape = "rect" coords = "0, 60, 50, 110" href = "http://ccc.com">

<area shape = "rect" coords = "60, 60, 110, 110" href = "http://ddd.com">

</ map>

...

By comparing the first content page with the second content page, n image files are included in the first content page, and only one image file is included in the second content page, The effect of significantly reducing the capacity of the page can be obtained.

Further, the e-mail generating apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a user interface managing unit 360. The user interface managing unit 360 includes a component managing unit 370, a component attribute managing unit 375, (380), and a template editing unit (385).

The component management unit 370 controls creation, deletion, and group setting or hierarchical setting of one or more components disposed in a component display area displayed on the terminal.

In detail, the component management unit 370 can create a new component in the component display area, or delete an existing component. Further, the component management unit 370 may control the group setting or the layer setting among one or more components. This will be described in more detail as follows.

2 and 5, the component management tool 500 is executed on the terminal 100, and the component display area 510 and the component attribute setting area 520 are displayed in the component management tool 500. [

Here, the component management tool 500 may be configured to run on a web browser and interact with the email generation device 300.

Alternatively, the component management tool may be executed directly in the e-mail generating apparatus 300. [ That is, instead of the administrator who wants to manage the user interface to access the e-mail generating apparatus 300 through the communication network, the e-mail generating apparatus 300 is additionally provided with a user interface unit, And can manage the components in the production apparatus 300.

Alternatively, the component management tool may be a stand-alone application that is executed independently in the administrator terminal. That is, an application that can perform component management and component attribute management alone is installed in the administrator terminal, and the administrator can directly manage the components in the administrator terminal without having to perform a separate request to the email generating device 300.

Referring again to FIG. 5, a plurality of components may be disposed in the component display area 510. Here, FIG. 5 shows that two unit components 511 are disposed in the component display area 510. Here, each unit component 511 may include three components. That is, each unit component 511 may include three components: an image component 511a, a product name component 511b, and a goods price component 511c, and these three components 511a, 511b, and 511c It can be regarded as a subcomponent of each unit component 511 as well as an independent component. Thus, a hierarchy is established between each of the components, and a parent component and a subcomponent may exist.

Furthermore, a plurality of components may be managed as one group. For example, if a configuration in which two products are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction is used at the time of creating an email, it is also possible to group two unit components 511 into one group. This way, without having to call the unit component 511 twice, it will be possible to create emails more quickly and easily by only calling the group of the grouped components once.

As a result, the component management unit 370 can control the group setting or the layer setting among one or more components.

If a component management request such as a component creation request, a component deletion request, a group setting request for a plurality of components, or a hierarchy setting request for a plurality of components is transmitted from the terminal 100 to the email generating apparatus 300, The component management unit 370 of the device 300 controls the management request so that a change to the received component is applied and displayed on the terminal 100. [

That is, when the component creation request is transmitted, the component management unit 370 newly displays the corresponding component in the component display area 510. When the component deletion request is transmitted, the component management unit 370 displays the corresponding component in the component display area 510, To disappear from. In addition, when a group setup request for a plurality of components is transmitted, the component management unit 370 indicates that the corresponding components are set as one group (for example, the same group is displayed as a frame) When a layer setup request is transmitted, it can indicate that the components are in a hierarchical structure (for example, when selecting a component, the upper or lower component is displayed by a predetermined method)

The component property management unit 375 manages various properties of each component. This will be described in more detail as follows.

2 and 5, the component management tool 500 is executed on the terminal 100 and the component display area 510 and the component attribute setting area 520 are displayed in the component management tool 500 .

When the user selects any one of the components arranged in the component display area 510, one or more attribute setting parts for controlling the properties of the selected component are displayed in the component property setting area 520. [ Of course, before the user selects a specific component, by default, the attribute setting for the specific component may be displayed in the component attribute setting area 520. [

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the user selects the unit component 511 in the component display area 510. That is, one or more attribute setting units for controlling the attributes of the unit component 511 are displayed in the component attribute setting area 520. [ At this time, the attribute setting unit includes a component name display unit 521 for displaying a name of a corresponding component, a component layer display / selecting unit 522 for displaying a hierarchical structure of the component and selecting upper and lower components, A content input unit 523 for inputting content, a size property setting unit 524 for setting a size property of a component, a location property setting unit 525 for setting a location property of a component, and an attribute setting unit And an attribute setting addition unit 526 for setting an attribute. Further, it is possible to add or delete a property setting unit that can input various attributes such as text to be input into the component, link information to be connected to the component, component size, component color, component frame, component image, and component font.

On the other hand, the user can input a predetermined attribute (e.g., size input, position input) to the above-described various setting units, and send a management request for each attribute to the email generating apparatus 300. [ Or by directly adjusting (e.g., resizing, positioning) the component in a drag & drop signal or a touch & drag manner by the user, It may also send a management request.

Meanwhile, when a management request or a change request is sent from the terminal 100 to the email generating apparatus 300 for various attributes such as the size attribute, the location attribute, the color attribute, and the font attribute of the corresponding component, The component property management unit 375 can control the display of the management request on the terminal 100 to which the change of the received component attribute is applied. That is, when receiving a change request for the size attribute, the location attribute, the color attribute, and the font attribute of each component, the component attribute management unit 375 can display the component to which the changed attribute is applied in the component display area 510.

The template providing unit 380 controls the display of a predetermined template editing area 610 on the terminal 100. That is, the template providing unit 380 controls the template editing region 610 to be displayed on the email generating tool 600 of the terminal 100.

The template editing unit 385 controls the creation, deletion, or movement of one or more components in the template editing region 610.

In detail, the template editing unit 385 can create a new component in the template editing area 610, or delete existing components. In addition, the template editing unit 385 may move the components in the template editing area 610.

2 and 3, an email generation tool 600 is executed on the terminal 100, and a template editing region 610 is displayed in the email generation tool 600. [ The component generation unit 620 and the component deletion unit 630 are formed on the email generation tool 600. The component generation unit 620 and the component deletion unit 630 may add or delete a predetermined component . In the template editing area 610 of the email generation tool 600, one or more components C1 to C5 are disposed. The one or more components C1 to C5 may be further generated or deleted, and the location thereof may also be moved by user input. A template selection unit 640 is formed on the email generation tool 600. The template selection unit 640 selects and invokes any one of a plurality of previously prepared templates.

In addition, when a template editing request such as a component creation request, a component deletion request, and a component movement request is transmitted from the terminal 100 to the email generation apparatus 300, the template editing unit 385 of the email generation apparatus 300 The management request is controlled so that the change to the received component is applied and displayed on the terminal 100.

That is, when the component creation request is transmitted, the template editing unit 385 displays the corresponding component in the template editing area 610. When the component editing request is transmitted, the template editing unit 385 displays the corresponding component in the template editing area 610, To disappear from.

On the other hand, when the user moves the component on the template editing area 610 by directly adjusting the component (for example, resizing and positioning) by a drag and drop signal or a touch & And send a management request for the template to the email generating device 300.

On the other hand, when the user inputs an edit request for a component placed in the template editing area, the component management tool 500 shown in FIG. 5 may be displayed on the terminal. For example, when an editing request for a component is inputted by a user, for example, by double-clicking a component desired to be edited, the component display area 510 and the component property setting area 520 are displayed, .

The database 390 may store transaction information codes and corresponding transaction information (e.g., product names, product images, product prices, etc.). When the transaction information code is transmitted from the terminal 100, transaction information (for example, a product name, a product image, a product price, etc.) corresponding to the transaction information code is stored in the database 390 of the e- And may be included in the first content page.

Further, the database 390 may further include a component database 391 and a template database 392.

The component database 391 stores data on the component or component attributes. Here, the data for the component may include data on the component itself, that is, name, description, type, group relationship, hierarchical relationship, etc. of the component. On the other hand, the data for the component attribute may include data on the attribute of the component, that is, size attribute, position attribute, color attribute, and font attribute. When the user clicks the save button in the component management tool 500 and transmits a database reflection request for a component or a component attribute, the data about the component or the attribute of the component is reflected in the database under the control of the control unit 320 .

The template database 392 stores data about the template. Here, the data for the template may include the name of the template, the description, the type, the data for each component included in the template, the position of each component on the template, and the like.

The control unit 320 controls the communication unit 310, the first content page generation unit 330, the image storage unit 340, the second content page storage unit 350, and the database 390, The method of claim 1, further comprising: generating a first content page configured in a markup language using the content; capturing the first content page and storing the first content page as one or more image files; And generates a second content page including location information on the area and link information for each area. In addition, the control unit 320 controls the user interface management unit 360 so that the user can freely manage the templates and components.

According to the present invention as described above, the capacity of mail is greatly reduced, and it is possible to obtain the effect of reducing the network and / or hardware resources required for transmitting and receiving emails on the administrator side and / or the user side. Furthermore, it may increase the publicity effect by attracting users who receive the e-mail.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to utilize a component having a predefined format that is frequently used when the same format is repeatedly used in one mail or when the same format is repeatedly used each time a mail is sent. Further, a template having one or more of such components can be utilized. By making it possible to quickly and easily create / delete / edit components on a template in this way, it is possible to obtain an effect of making e-mail creation faster and easier.

Hereinafter, an email generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an e-mail generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 6, an e-mail generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving content from a user (step S110), transmitting content inputted by a user to an e-mail generation apparatus 300 The first content page generating unit 330 of the email generating apparatus 300 generates a first content page configured in a markup language using the transmitted content in operation S130, A second content page creation request is transmitted from the terminal 100 to the e-mail generation apparatus 300 (step S140), in which the first content page generated in the terminal 100 is transmitted from the e-mail generation apparatus 300 In operation S150, the image storing unit 340 of the e-mail generating apparatus 300 captures a first content page and saves the first content page as one or more image files in operation S160. When the unit 350 receives Generating a second content page including information on the image file, location information on one or more areas on the image file, and link information for each area in operation S170, 300), and an e-mail is sent to the user terminal (see 200 in FIG. 1) in the e-mail generating apparatus 300 (step S190).

In detail, the e-mail generation tool is displayed on the user interface unit 120 of the terminal 100, and content is input from the user through the e-mail creation tool (step S110). At this time, the user may input a predetermined transaction information code or input text or image information directly.

Next, the content input by the user is transmitted to the e-mail generating apparatus 300 (step S120). For example, when the preview button B1 of the e-mail generating tool of Fig. 3 is input, the contents can be transmitted to the e-mail generating apparatus 300. [

Next, the first content page generator 330 of the email generating apparatus 300 generates a first content page configured in a markup language using the transmitted content (step S130). At this time, the markup language constituting the first content page may be various markup languages such as hypertext markup language (HTML), standard generalized markup language (SGML), and eXtensible markup language (XML).

Next, a first content page generated in the terminal 100 in the email generating apparatus 300 is transmitted (step 140), and a first content page in HTML form may be displayed on the terminal 100. At this time, the first content page on the terminal 100 can be displayed in a preview format.

Next, a second content page creation request is transmitted from the terminal 100 to the email generating apparatus 300 (step S150). For example, when a file creation button B2 of the email generation tool of FIG. 3 is input, a second content page creation request may be transmitted to the email generation apparatus 300. [

Next, the image storage unit 340 of the e-mail generating apparatus 300 captures the first content page and stores it as one or more image files (step S160). In detail, the image storage unit 340 captures the first content page of the HTML format generated by the first content page generating unit 330 and saves the first content page as one (or possibly a plurality of) image files, Thereby significantly reducing the capacity of the content page to be included. At this time, the image storage unit 340 captures the first content page of the HTML format generated by the first content page generating unit 330 and forms and stores the first content page as an image file, and stores the first content page in a predetermined size Can be divided and stored.

Next, the second content page storage unit 350 of the e-mail generating apparatus 300 receives the information about the image file, location information about one or more areas on the image file, and link information for each area 2 content page (step S170). Here, the information on the image file may be path information of the image file stored in the image storage unit 340, and the like.

In detail, the image storage unit 340 captures a first content page to generate and store one image file (e.g., representative image .jpg). That is, even if the image file is included in the first content page, the capacity of the entire content page can be significantly reduced by capturing it and making it into one image file. In order to achieve the same effect as moving to different pages when each of a plurality of images is clicked on a first content page in HTML format, the position information for each region of the image generated by the image storage unit 340, And generates a second content page including link information for the position.

That is, the second content page is also configured with a markup language such as HTML, but the number of image files included in the page is significantly reduced compared to the first content page, thereby reducing the capacity of the content page.

Next, when an email sending request is transmitted from the terminal 100 to the email generating apparatus 300 in step S180, the email generating apparatus 300 sends an email to the user terminal 200 in step S190. do. Since the second content page is included in the e-mail sent at this time, the capacity of the e-mail is significantly reduced, thereby reducing the network and / or hardware resources required for transmitting and receiving e-mails on the administrator side and / or the user side . Furthermore, it may increase the publicity effect by attracting users who receive the e-mail.

Hereinafter, a user interface management method for generating e-mail according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

7 and 8 are flow charts of a method of managing a user interface for email generation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 7, a method for managing a user interface for generating emails according to an embodiment of the present invention includes displaying template editing area 610 on a terminal 100 (step S310) A template management request for requesting the creation, deletion, and movement of components on the editing area 610 is inputted (step S320). When the management request for template is received (step S330), the management request is received The template is reflected on the terminal and displayed on the terminal in operation S340. When the template reflecting request for the template is received in operation S350, the template is reflected on the database and stored in operation S360. (Step S370). In addition, if there is a component desired to be edited, an editing request for a component arranged in the template editing area 610 may be input from the user (step S380).

In detail, the template editing area 610 is displayed on the terminal 100 (step S310). Next, a template management request such as creation, deletion, and movement of components on the template editing area 610 is input to the terminal 100 by the user (step S320).

When the management request for the template is transmitted from the terminal 100 to the email generating apparatus 300 in step S330 as described above, the template editing unit 385 of the email generating apparatus 300 generates a change And is displayed on the terminal 100 (step S350).

That is, when the component creation request is transmitted, the template editing unit 385 displays the corresponding component in the template editing area 610. When the component editing request is transmitted, the template editing unit 385 displays the corresponding component in the template editing area 610, To disappear from.

Next, when the user clicks the save button in the email generation tool 600 and transmits a database reflection request for the template (S350), the template data is reflected in the database under control of the control unit 320 And the e-mail generating apparatus 300 transmits the database reflecting result to the terminal 100 (step S370).

Next, if the user wishes to edit each component, an edit request for a component arranged in the template editing area 610 is inputted (step S380). Then, the component management tool 500 shown in Fig. 5 can be displayed on the terminal. For example, when an editing request for a component is inputted by a user, for example, by double-clicking a component desired to be edited, the component display area 510 and the component property setting area 520 are displayed, . This component editing will be described in more detail below.

2 and 8, a method for managing a user interface for generating emails according to an embodiment of the present invention includes displaying a component display area 510 and a component attribute setting area 520 on a terminal 100 (S410), a component management request for requesting creation or deletion of a component from a user, a group setting or a hierarchy setting of each component is input (S420), and a management request for one or more components is received (S430 ), The management request is displayed on the terminal to which the change of the received component is applied (S440). When a component arranged in the component display area is selected by user input, the attribute of the selected component is controlled (Step S450), and the step of displaying the attribute information When a management request for one or more attributes of the selected component is received (step S470), the management request is input to the received component attribute (step S460) (Step S493), and when the component or component property is requested to receive a database reflection request (S491), it is reflected in the database (S493), and the database reflection result is transmitted S495).

In detail, the component display area 510 and the component property setting area 520 are displayed on the terminal 100 (step S410).

Next, a component management request such as a component creation request, a component deletion request, a group setting request for a plurality of components, or a hierarchy setting request for a plurality of components is input to the terminal 100 by the user in operation S420.

When the management request for one or more components is transmitted from the terminal 100 to the email generating apparatus 300 in operation S430, the component managing unit 370 of the email generating apparatus 300 transmits a management request So that the change is displayed and displayed on the terminal 100 (step S440).

That is, when the component creation request is transmitted, the component management unit 370 newly displays the corresponding component in the component display area 510. When the component deletion request is transmitted, the component management unit 370 displays the corresponding component in the component display area 510, To disappear from. In addition, when a group setting request for a plurality of components is transmitted, the component management unit 370 indicates that the corresponding components are set as one group, or when a layer setting request between a plurality of components is transmitted, Structure can be displayed.

Next, when one component arranged in the component display area is selected by user input, at least one attribute setting part for controlling the attribute of the selected component is displayed in the component attribute setting area 520 (step S450).

Next, the user inputs a predetermined attribute (e.g., size input, position input) to the various attribute setting units, modifies or deletes the attribute, and inputs a management request for the component attribute (S460). Alternatively, a user may enter a management request for a component attribute by directly adjusting the component (e.g., resizing, positioning) by a Drag & Drop signal or a touch & drag .

Next, when a management request or a change request is sent from the terminal 100 to the email generating apparatus 300 for various attributes such as the size attribute, position attribute, color attribute, and font attribute of the corresponding component (S470) The component property management unit 375 of the device 300 may control the display unit 400 to display a change in the component attribute on which the management request is received so as to be displayed on the terminal 100 in operation S480.

Finally, when the user clicks the save button in the component management tool 500 and transmits a database reflection request for the component or component attribute (step S491), the control unit 320 controls the data or component attribute The data is reflected in the database and stored (S493), and the result of the database reflection is transmitted from the email generating device 300 to the terminal 100 (S495).

According to the present invention, when the same format is repeatedly used in one mail or when the same format is repeatedly used each time a mail is sent, a component that is frequently used can be utilized. Further, a template having one or more of such components can be utilized. By making it possible to quickly and easily create / delete / edit components on a template in this way, it is possible to obtain an effect of making e-mail creation faster and easier.

9 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an email generation system 70 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. 9, an e-mail generation system 70 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an e-mail generation apparatus 700. The e-mail generation apparatus 700 includes a communication unit 710, a user interface unit 725, a control unit 720, a first content page generation unit 730, an image storage unit 740, a second content page storage unit 750, and a database 790. Further, the e-mail generating apparatus 700 according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a user interface managing unit 760, and the user interface managing unit 760 includes a component managing unit 770, a component attribute managing unit 775, (780), and a template editing unit (785).

1 except that the terminal and the e-mail generating apparatus are not separately distinguished from each other, and a single e-mail generating apparatus 700 can input content, generate a first content page, store an image, 2 content page, which will be described below.

First, the e-mail generating apparatus 700 of the present embodiment may be an e-mail generating server on the administrator side. That is, the administrator who wants to send mail does not connect to the email generation server via the communication network, but the user interface unit 725 is additionally provided in the email generation server so that the administrator can directly access the email generation server You can enter content.

Alternatively, the e-mail generation apparatus 700 of the present embodiment may be a stand-alone application that is executed independently by the administrator terminal. That is, an application capable of generating a first content page, an image storage, and a second content page is installed in the administrator terminal, and the administrator terminal directly inputs the content without having to perform a separate request to the email generation server, To generate a first content page, capture it and save it as an image file, and generate a second content page including location information for one or more areas on the image file and link information for each area.

Each of the components of the present embodiment, that is, the communication unit 710, the control unit 720, the user interface unit 725, the first content page generation unit 730, the image storage unit 740, And the database 790 are substantially the same as those in the embodiments described in Figs. 1 to 7, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

10 is a flowchart illustrating an e-mail generation method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 and 10, an e-mail generating method according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving content from a user (step S210), receiving first contents of the e-mail generating apparatus 700 The page generating unit 730 generates the first content page configured in the markup language in step S220 and the image storing unit 740 of the email generating apparatus 700 captures the first content page The second content page storage unit 750 of the e-mail generating apparatus 700 stores information on the image file, position information on one or more areas on the image file, (Step S240) of generating a second content page including link information for each area (step S240), and sending an email to the user terminal (see 200 in FIG. 1) in the email generating apparatus 700 And a system).

6, the terminal and the e-mail generating apparatus are not distinguished from each other, and a single e-mail generating apparatus 700 can input content, generate a first content page, store an image, 2 content page storage.

That is, the e-mail generating apparatus 700 of the present embodiment may be an e-mail generating server of the administrator side, or the e-mail generating apparatus 700 of the present embodiment may be a stand- Application. Each step of the present embodiment is substantially the same as that of the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 6, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to the embodiments of the present invention as described above, the capacity of mail is greatly reduced, thereby reducing network and / or hardware resources required for transmitting and receiving emails on the administrator side and / or the user side. Furthermore, by promoting an appeal to the user who receives the e-mail, the promotion effect can be enhanced.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specifically designed and configured for the present invention or may be those known and used by those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, medium, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code, such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be modified into one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

The specific acts described in the present invention are, by way of example, not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. For brevity of description, descriptions of conventional electronic configurations, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of such systems may be omitted. Also, the connections or connecting members of the lines between the components shown in the figures are illustrative of functional connections and / or physical or circuit connections, which may be replaced or additionally provided by a variety of functional connections, physical Connection, or circuit connections. Also, unless explicitly mentioned, such as &quot; essential &quot;, &quot; importantly &quot;, etc., it may not be a necessary component for application of the present invention.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all ranges that are equivalent to or equivalent to the claims of the present invention as well as the claims .

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Claims (20)

A first content page generation unit for generating a first content page configured in a markup language by using content input by a user;
An image storage unit for capturing the first content page and storing the first content page as one or more image files;
A second content page generation unit for generating a second content page including information on the image file, location information on one or more areas on the image file, and link information on each area; And
And a user interface managing unit managing one or more components included in the first content page or a template including the components. The method according to claim 1,
And when the user selects a specific area in the image file on the second content page, moves to a page included in the link information corresponding to the selected area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the markup language includes at least one of hypertext markup language (HTML), standard generalized markup language (SGML), and extensible markup language (XML). The method according to claim 1,
The image storage unit stores,
Wherein the first content page is divided into a predetermined size and stored. The method according to claim 1,
And an email sending unit for sending an email including the second content page generated by the second content page generating unit to one or more user terminals. The method according to claim 1,
The user interface management unit,
A component management unit for creating and deleting one or more components disposed in a component display area displayed on the terminal, and for controlling group setting or hierarchical setting among the respective components;
A component property management unit for managing properties of each of the components; And
And controlling the component display area or the component attribute setting area to be displayed on the terminal when an editing request for the component arranged in the template editing area is received. The method according to claim 6,
The component management unit controls creation, deletion, group setting or hierarchy setting of each component,
Wherein the component property management unit controls setting of at least one of a size property, a location property, a color property, and a font property of each component. The method according to claim 1,
The user interface management unit,
A template providing unit that controls a predetermined template editing area to be displayed on the terminal;
A template editing unit for controlling one or more components to be created, deleted or moved in the template editing area; And
And when the template management request is received, controlling the display unit to display the change of the received component on the template editing area so that the management request is applied and displayed. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the template is a predetermined mail generation format having one or more components. Generates a first content page configured in a markup language using the content input by the user,
Capturing and storing the first content page as one or more image files,
Generating a second content page including information on the image file, location information on one or more areas on the image file, and link information on each area,
And provides an application for managing the one or more components included in the first content page or the template including the components to the email generation device. Generating a first content page configured in a markup language using content input by a user;
Capturing and storing the first content page as one or more image files;
Creating a second content page including information about the image file, location information for one or more areas on the image file, and link information for each area; And
And managing one or more components included in the first content page or a template including the components. 12. The method of claim 11,
And when a specific region is selected from the image file on the second content page, the page is moved to a page included in the link information corresponding to the selected region. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the markup language includes at least one of hypertext markup language (HTML), standard generalized markup language (SGML), and extensible markup language (XML). 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the step of capturing and storing the first content page as one or more image files comprises:
Wherein the first content page is divided into a predetermined size and stored. 12. The method of claim 11,
After the step of generating the second content page,
And sending an email containing the generated second content page to one or more user terminals. 12. The method of claim 11,
Managing one or more components included in the first content page or a template including the components,
Receiving an editing request for a component disposed in the template editing area;
Displaying a component display area and a component property setting area on the terminal;
When a management request for one or more components disposed in the component display area is received, the management request is displayed with a change to the received component applied thereto;
Displaying one or more attribute settings in a component property setting area for controlling an attribute of the selected component when a component disposed in the component display area is selected;
When a management request for one or more attributes of the selected component is received, the management request is applied and displayed with a change to the received component attribute; And
And receiving the database reflection request for the component or the attribute of the component, if the database reflection request is received, storing the reflected data in the database. 17. The method of claim 16,
The component management request includes a request for creation, deletion, group setting or hierarchy setting of each component,
Wherein the component attribute management request includes a setting request for one or more attributes of a size attribute, a position attribute, a color attribute, and a font attribute of each component. 12. The method of claim 11,
Managing one or more components included in the first content page or a template including the components,
Displaying a predetermined template editing area on the terminal;
When a management request for one or more components arranged in the template editing area is received, the management request is applied and displayed on the changed component;
And receiving the database reflecting request for the template, reflecting the reflected request to the database and storing the reflected data. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the template is a predetermined mail generation format having one or more components. A computer-readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the method according to any one of claims 11 to 19.

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